Comments on: Using the Linux parted utility to re-create a lost partition table http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2009/12/20/using-the-linux-parted-utility-to-re-create-a-lost-partition-table/ Blog O' Matty Fri, 04 May 2012 19:58:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2009/12/20/using-the-linux-parted-utility-to-re-create-a-lost-partition-table/comment-page-1/#comment-829043 Alex Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:21:00 +0000 http://prefetch.net/blog/?p=3340#comment-829043 Hubert, Disk alignment is extremely important when dealing with MBR x86 systems. Please see the following white paper for details: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_partition_align.pdf -Alex Hubert,

Disk alignment is extremely important when dealing with MBR x86 systems. Please see the following white paper for details:

http://www.vmware.com/pdf/esx3_partition_align.pdf

-Alex

]]> By: matty http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2009/12/20/using-the-linux-parted-utility-to-re-create-a-lost-partition-table/comment-page-1/#comment-829018 matty Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:24:11 +0000 http://prefetch.net/blog/?p=3340#comment-829018 Hey Hubert, I learned about storage offsets in my EMC Clariion class a few years back. Now when I work with a new storage vendor, the first thing I ask is how to make the host-devices align with the storage on the array. - Ryan Hey Hubert,

I learned about storage offsets in my EMC Clariion class a few years back. Now when I work with a new storage vendor, the first thing I ask is how to make the host-devices align with the storage on the array.

- Ryan

]]> By: Hubert http://prefetch.net/blog/index.php/2009/12/20/using-the-linux-parted-utility-to-re-create-a-lost-partition-table/comment-page-1/#comment-829017 Hubert Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:21:35 +0000 http://prefetch.net/blog/?p=3340#comment-829017 Very nice post. I suspect you used shared disks (probably iscsi?) in ESX. Where did you find info about this 128 sector offset? Very nice post. I suspect you used shared disks (probably iscsi?) in ESX. Where did you find info about this 128 sector offset?

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